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UPDATE: The $8000 per month figure is per year, not per month and kicks in when she turns 62. But I’m still mad that we have to pay for it. I lost my job recently. As a 62-year old female my chances of being hired in my industry is slim to none. Add in...

The word of the year is affordability. That’s the key to how Dems win in 2026 and beyond. the thing bothering me is it doesn’t include a lot of Democratic concepts. Worried about racism , sexism, homophobia, environmental issues, democratic values? Not...

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Are we at Peak Carbon? Probably. Are we at Peak Denial? Long past the worst, but still plenty bad. Did COP30 promise the end of Fossil Fuels? Sort of, without using the words. When can we talk about ...

I got turned on to DeFeet’s wool knit socks and gloves because one of my bicycle parts/equipment suppliers sells them. The gloves are excellent. I was going to order a bunch this year and looked for them on BTI’s website. They had the socks, but not...

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The link between affordability and healthcare coverage is one that Democrats have thought important enough to stake a good portion of their 2026 midterm platform. The affordability issue was broadly tested in the 2025 elections across the country, with...

A cartoon by Pedro Molina. Related |� Epstein files inch closer to release after House does its damn ...

The Polson Flathead Lake Museum�in Polson, Montana , has an exhibit of saddles.

With the end of Donald Trump's Presidential term in January 2029, already starting to show the beginnings of who will next be in MAGA power? Has MTGs, so called resignation, the first shot fired in the battle for the new "Dear Leader" of both MAGA and...

By Trenz Pruca (Your faithful chronicler of human folly, political taxonomy, and the occasional well-timed sigh.) If political systems were animals, the modern world would look like an overfunded zoo run by a particularly careless graduate student....

I recently read the article about France Perkins who was in FDR`s cabinet, the first woman in such a role.� Reading about all that one determined woman did during her service to our country makes my ...

A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Kash Patel and Kristi Noem take corruption to new heights—literally Nothing like a night out paid for by American taxpayers. Hegseth is losing...

How do taxpayers pay for a UBI? If the "UBI" takes the form of a redistribution of market power, the question doesn't arise. But I'll answer it anyway! As a base case, consider a Universal Basic Income funded by a tax on land. From the viewpoint of...

The Montana Museum of Work History in Wye, Montana is located in a store with exhibits high on the walls and hanging from the ceiling. Like most Western museums, there is a collection of guns—...

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NOTE: I for one do not believe that our country’s troops are “losers and suckers”. But Donald Trump does! He has explicitly stated these beliefs, according to several sources who heard it with ...

By � Richard A. Webster � for ProPublica,�and � Bobbi-Jeanne Misick �for � Verite News One by one, the ...

Per NBC news, state Sen. Michael Bohacek is voting against the upcoming redistricting bill. Source: www.nbcnews.com/… It’s not clear yet what impact this will have on the vote tally or its efforts, but Bohacek was quite blunt about his reaction to...

My grandfather and my Dad killed nazis.

A cartoon by Jack Ohman. Related |� How the Epstein files sparked a power struggle in the ...

You do not learn as well using ChatGPT as you do just searching Google. �This is both astonishing — Google search is a crap fest at this point — and completely banal. �But it still is a warning ...

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As you must be aware, Airbus has grounded and ordered software updates (downgrades actually) for ~6,000 A320 family aircraft — more than half its global fleet — in the middle of this busy holiday weekend - after discovering that bit flips in the flight...

Jamie Raskin delivers a sweeping call to defend democracy, uplift voting rights, and reject rising authoritarianism at a Texas Democratic dinner. Rep. Jamie Raskin Electrifies Texas Crowd Watch Politics Done Right T.V. here. Podcasts (Video — Audio)...

Average Russian daily losses over the past 10 days according to the Ukrainian military: men — 996� artillery — 18� AA — 0.8� vehicles and fuel tanks — 74.6� Average Russian daily losses ...

The myth of political correctness is pervasive and persuasive in American society because it has become a fight to maintain the wrongs to which we grew accustomed. When, mainly, conservatives, libertarians, and so-called far-left liberals, who in some...

To start off previous open threads, I have written about how the idiotic tariffs have already hurt sales of pianos, harpsichords and other musical instruments. As far as I can tell, sheet music sales have not been directly affected. But there’s...

In another act of environmental sabotage in the name of corporate greed, the Trump EPA just decided to make forever chemical use legal again. In addition, they decided to make it harder to discover what products contain these chemicals. This is an...

If you needed any indication of how concerned� Hope Springs from Field PAC volunteers have been about redistricting this year in Ohio, here it is. �Even though the weather is not bad, they still ...

Among my favorite movies — a list that includes The Princess Bride, The Iron Crown, Diva, Fabulous Fabiola, Blazing Saddles, and of course The Godfather — sits a little, radiant, mutant of a film called Radioactive Dreams. It is not an A-movie. It is...

Just in time for Thanksgiving 2025, the ACLU and Everytown for Gun Safety have released their dinner table talking points, for those fair-minded folks (i.e. Democrats) to use against their bull-headed relatives (i.e. Republicans) when the conversation,...

Sculpture, a three-dimensional art form, is an ancient tradition. Artists can work in a several materials (such as clay, metal, wood) using several methods (including carving, molding). The Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon has examples of...

you should be very glad for the housing where you are now. it is a situation almost the entire convicted sex offender wishes they could get. sure beats max. you may want to think twice about a commutation of your sentence and a release from custody....

Sacramento – An avalanche of appeals by Tribes, environmental justice organizations, conservation groups, the Delta Protection Commission, Delta Counties, the City of Stockton and water agencies could pause the Delta Tunnel process from moving forward...

A few “thanks” songs. Happy Thanksgiving! . Sly & the Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) x ...

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Swan Island Dahlias in Canby, Oregon, hosts an Annual Dahlia Festival. The Festival features 50 acres of Dahlias. Dahlias were originally native to Mesoamerica where they were domesticated by ...

Celebrity endorsements have been a feature in all types of advertising probably since the beginning of advertising. Maybe it's me but it seems like it's gone to a ridiculous level in the last few years. Wealthy celebrities getting even more wealthy...

This post is an action alert sent by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today, 11-24-2025: ACTION ALERT Stand Up For The Public's Right To Challenge Bad Patents Deadline: December 2 The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed new...

We know from MAGA Republicans that DEI is bad. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion—the words have been attacked so long and so hard that I almost can’t stand to speak them. When I do, they leave a terrible taste in my mouth. For the MAGA Republicans, they...

A Basic Guide What is a Nurdle? It is a very small pellet [typically lentil-sized] of plastic that serves as raw material in the manufacture of plastic products, often occurring as a pollutant on beaches and in the sea. How many escape every year? An...

Check out all the Pinocchio Trump cartoons if you dare: www.youtube.com/...

Orcas are very social and tend to hang out with their kinship group. They will even sleep as a group at times, slowly swimming around while near the surface. Populations form stable family groups (pods). based on the female line, The most studied...

For once again Lindsey Graham came out in true colors announcing his intention to file a lawsuit against the Federal government, taking advantage of the loop-hole in law that had been pushed by Republicans. The senator has already demanded not less...

Full event listings at http://hubevents.blogspot.com and this service is available as a free listserv. Just let me know if you’re interested. The offerings from World Resources Institute over the next month are wide-ranging and on point:...

(This essay follows up on the discussion that arose from my recent piece, “How Deuteronomy Reflects the Brutal World that Civilization Had Become,” in which several readers questioned the validity of my indictment of civilization as creating the...

Stocks and cryptocurrencies linked to President Trump are in a deep slump, leaving some of the president’s biggest fans with steep losses. Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group DJT 4.25%increase; green up pointing triangle, which operates the...

A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. Related |� Why Republicans don’t actually give a damn about ...